| Show 1 t FLOOD MENACES i Y 4 SALT LAKE CITY 7 WHEN THAW COMES Heavy Snowfall Arouses Fears for High Water From Canyons I Grave fears tears that Salt Lake will be bea beLa La II a sufferer from severe se floods when a break In tho the storm comes arc are entertained entertained enter enter- by officials of or the city and preparations were commenced yes yesterday yesterday yester yester- ter- ter day by tho the street department to handle handlo the the waters from melting snows as ns well as as c conditions will permit Tho The cU city being being- devoid of ot a a. storm fewer ver ewer system and sadly lacking Jacking In faE fa- fa E for tor handling sudden freshets of water ater the str street et department officials admit that if Sf there should be a 0 sudden arrival of or warm weather si serious us floodIng flood flood- Ing trig Ing of ot portions of or tho the city could not possibly be avoided Investigations have proved pro that the accumulated snows of ot tho the storm season are ara greater than at this time of ot year at I f. f any time on record and the canyons bold hold an nn enormous enormous' amount As soon Boon as melting begins it Is expected that trouble trouble trou trou- ble le will commence Even en yesterday complaints were re rc- red cel ed d by the s street department from tho southwestern part of ot tho the city to the e effects that barns were flooded yards covered co with water and streets street almost t impassable in places These complaints were received early yesterday yester- yester iday day morning and nd lu In view of or the fact tact tv that melting had scarcely commenced at that time what the tho results will be the snow real really 1 begins to disappear dis- dis appear cannot be guessed Women living II on Canyon Canon road were much alarmed yesterday for tor fear tear there bo ho a flood from roni City creek Some i years ago the settling pond anI and storm aqueduct Intake became clogged and andas fas as a ft result cellars Vero flooded yards washed out and houses damaged for tor a a. considerable distance below the tho mouth ot of the tho canyon A number of ot women called the street department yesterday Yand complained that there was danger or of another such uch flood ft An Inspector was sent at once to the intake and settling fettling pond to soc see what conditions exist there He reported ater that the pond was clear and the mouth of ot the outlet t canal perfectly v clear Men Stationed nt ot Intake I The commissioner of or streets how- how over er c gave gove orders that men be stationed I Eat at the pond and the intake of the storm aqueduct to keep them clear and see set that ft tt t that the flood waters have e an unobstructed flow Jow through h the canal The greatest trouble h however 0 cr c is Iii an- an In the sou southeastern and southwestern sections of the tile city Toward the latter all the waters from Crom 1 ry canyon canon Red lied Butte canyon canon and the territory 1 lying cast of or the city to h the mountains drain and tho the entire city drains toward the southwestern section tho the Jordan to the west sometimes gets out of or Its banks and backs b theS tho the Pi S water vater up over oyer portions of or this teril- teril itO Time o surplus canal however howe is designed dr- dr signed to take lake care car of or the Jordan and keep it at a stage stalo that will retain the waters of oC the stream between banks and still sun give opportunity for tor the drain drain- nago n- n ago ago water to be bo carried off oft But upon only the Tenth South and ud Ninth South canals Is Ss the ct city forced d d t o s v h hand i mil l le e A all nil the tn e to U v waters waters that sweep down from the uptown uptown uptown up up- town district and across the elt from the northeast and cast The Tho M Ninth nth South canal nol has s been closed while the engineering department Is II laying a a. storm sewer andis and r Is out of or commission Only Onh about or GOO COO feet of this sewer has been laid and the pipe Is only five fire feet In diameter This it is feared fearell would not bo be of or sufficient size to take talo caro care of tho the amount of or water that thit would o ld be loosed b by a 0 sudden warm spoil spon Tho The Tenth South cnn canal l has been doing do tie- ing duty for both canals thus far anti ami amia antias oJ a as a result it has been impossible to 11 clean It It is 18 no now filled to tho the barbs banks balsand v and an any more moro water would run rim It over overL L arid amid id Inundate the thc surrounding surrounding- territory t. t The street department has lias called Tj upon the engineering department department to stop work worle on the tho Ninth South sewer co rind and ud turn the Tenth South canal water ft through that conduit to so the Tenth leuth i South canal may be bo cleaned and put in m 7 shape hape to handle moro more flow low t. t This has not been done yet ct though mid hOld the tho sudden change In weather yesterday yes yes- es a 1 It Is feared may r render It Im- Im possible to clean the canal before the thaw comes In which caso a flood floo 1 of oC serious consequences to property may maybo ibo ibe bo expected |
